Warren E. Buffett does not put a title on his annual letter. But if he did, this year's dispatch might be headlined ''God Bless the U.S.A.'' In the face of persistent worries about the American economy, the country's most famous -- and closely...

February 17, 2010, Wednesday

Warren E. Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, sold a fair portion of its stakes in Johnson & Johnson and Proctor & Gamble late last year in order to help pay for its acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe.

February 16, 2010, Tuesday

Burlington Northern Santa Fe shareholders have approved the railroad's sale to Berkshire Hathaway, controlled by Warren Buffett, paving the way for the Oracle of Omaha to complete his biggest acquisition.

January 27, 2010, Wednesday

Burlington Northern Santa Fe posted a drop in earnings, but the fact that they exceeded expectations may soothe investors in Warren E. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, which purchased Burlington late last year for $26.4 billion.

January 22, 2010, Friday

Berkshire Hathaway said Wednesday that its shareholders had approved splitting the company's class B shares 50-for-1 as part of the company's $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the nation's second-largest railroad.

January 20, 2010, Wednesday

Warren E. Buffett is expected to approve a 50-to-1 share split of Berkshire Hathaway's Class B shares on Wednesday, bringing their price down from about $3,247 to roughly $65 a piece, The Wall Street Journal reported.